12 Dec 1978
On a Paving Stone Mounted
An impressionistic look at Irish emigrants in London, representing the emigrant's journey, a confusion of anticipation, memories and experience.
The Age of the Stateless
Sira, a former refugee, works as a translator for OFPRA (the French Office for the Protection of Stateless Persons and Migrants). She unscrupulously fleeces her clients, selling them fictions she creates to convince the authorities.
Top Billed Cast
Claudia Tagbo Sira Diabate
Jean-Pierre Lorit Jean-Paul Millier
Alice Belaïdi Louise Elaoudi
Biyouna Rada
Amer Alwan Abdul Yassin
Hadja Traore Assa
Roland Marchisio Juge CNDA
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